This program provides students with both academic coursework and field experience necessary to become a paraeducator in the K-12 educational system. The program allows the student to experience working with students and mentor teachers. The program includes teaching methods in supporting social skills development, mathematics, science, and the arts. Emphasis is placed on educational foundations, child development, families, communities, schools and other agencies. EDUC& 101 meets the state’s required 28-hour Fundamental Course of Study for para educators.
This two-year program is a pipeline to LCC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Teacher Education degree and meets the academic requirements to apply for admittance into LCC's Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Organizational Leadership and Technical Management which prepares professionals for positions in leadership, technical management and supervision.
Students in the Education program must be able to pass the required school district background clearance and have proof of required immunizations.
This program is a pathway to the BAS-TE and/or BAS-OLTM degrees.
See also
- Degree Requirements for Teacher Education and Early Learning programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter
- COLL 101: College Success (2 credits)
- EDUC& 101: Paraeducator Basics (3 credits)
- EDUC& 115: Child Development (5 credits)
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I (5 credits)
- Placement Test or ENGL 99 C or better*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)Students seeking employment as paraeducators should take the Paraeducator Exam after EDUC& 101 (this is not a degree requirement).
Second Quarter
- EDUC 191: Field Experience I (5 credits)
- EDUC& 204: Inclusive Education-Birth through 21 Focus (5 credits)
- MATH& 131: Math for Elementary Educators (5 credits)
- Placement Test /MATH 88/89, 87/97 C or better*
- EDUC& 130: Guiding Behaviors (3 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
- MATH& 132: Math for Elementary Educators II (5 credits)
- EDUC 240: Diversity in Education (5 credits)
- EDUC& 205: Introduction to Education (5 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter
- HIST 254 History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest (5 credits)
- EDUC 230: Social Skill Development & Trauma Informed Teaching (5 credits)
- CS 110: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (2 credits)
- EDUC 246: Linguistically Diverse Education (3 credits)
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Fifth Quarter
- CMST& 220: Public Speaking (5 credits)
- EDUC& 150: Child Family Community (3 credits)
- Humanities Elective from the distribution list (5 credits)
- SUDS 114: Suicide Assessment/Prevention (2 credits)
Sixth Quarter
- ECED 225: STEAM in Early Childhood (5 credits)
- EDUC 291: Field Experience II (5 credits)
- Natural Science with Lab: Elective from distribution list (5 credits)
1. College Success 101
COLL 101 (2 credits)
2. Paraeducator Basics
EDUC& 101 (3 credits)
3. Child Development
EDUC& 115 (5 credits)
4. English Composition I
ENGL& 101 (5 credits)
Placement Test or ENGL 99 C or better*
5. Field Experience I
EDUC 191 (5 credits)
6. Inclusive Education-Birth through 21 Focus
EDUC& 204 (5 credits)
7. Math for Elementary Educators
MATH& 131 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Placement Test /MATH 88/89, 87/97 C or better*
8. Guiding Behaviors
EDUC& 130 (3 credits)
9. Math for Elementary Educators II
MATH& 132 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): MATH& 131
10. Diversity in Education
EDUC 240 (5 credits)
11. Introduction to Education
EDUC& 205 (5 credits)
12. US History I or US History II
HIST& 136 or HIST& 137 (5 credits)
13. Social Skill Development & Trauma Informed Teaching
EDUC 230 (5 credits)
14. Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
CS 110 (2 credits)
15. Linguistically Diverse Education
EDUC 246 (3 credits)
16. Public Speaking
CMST& 220 (5 credits)
17. Child Family Community
EDUC& 150 (3 credits)
18. Field Experience II
EDUC 291 (5 credits)
19. Suicide Assessment/Prevention
SUDS 114 (2 credits)
20. STEAM in Early Childhood
ECED 225 (5 credits)
21. Elective from distribution list
HUM (5 credits)
Recommended: CMST& 210 or ENGL& 270
22. Elective from distribution list
Natural Science with Lab (5 credits)
Recommended: PSC 109